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by ftse 17y ago
OK, I've not read the article or any of the comments. My theory is, well, it all comes down to Game Theory. All things being equal, if you are nice, an arsehole or rich, if a guy/gal suspects you are _significantly_ smarter than they are, t
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Ask HN: If we woke up tomorrow and...
1 points by ftse 17y ago|2 comments
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by ftse 17y ago
LittleSnitch is an app that will inform you when an outgoing conenction is being made from your Mac. Running this after launching a craked version of PS, for instance, should let you know if you've suddenly been recruited into a botnet.
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Pirate Bay founders found guilty (news.bbc.co.uk)
4 points by ftse 17y ago|0 comments
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by ftse 17y ago
We could start with him.
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by ftse 17y ago
Fascinating. However, don't think you are seeing the complete creation of an essay from its spark to completion. The first sentence appears (to me at least) considered and calculated. I'm sure much more thought has gone into the essay than
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by ftse 18y ago
I suspect it is too late to 'fix' the system. "People who were driving a school bus blindfolded (and crashed it) should never be given a new bus." Unfortunately for us the bus driver is the gatekeeper to the garage and he decides who gets t
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by ftse 18y ago
There is a place for rumour - it can help one plan for the future, after all. But I understand your sentiment.
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by ftse 18y ago
Started part time, went full time, back to part time, soon full time!
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by ftse 18y ago
We were discussing a <wbr> found in one of our webpages only yesterday - there were a few puzzled expressions as to what the heck it did! Apparently the answer is remove it.
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by ftse 18y ago
The press in the UK have concluded it was a considered insult to Brown.
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Ask HN: If we woke up tomorrow and...
56 points by ftse 18y ago|69 comments
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by ftse 18y ago
I cancelled cable TV a couple of days ago. I was expecting the advisor to launch into a script designed to persuade me otherwise - probably offer me free TV for a month during which time I would reconsider. No, they seemed accustomed to my
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by ftse 18y ago
Yes.
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by ftse 18y ago
Yes, many of us have felt this way. Be smart, draw a line under this and start again with a new coder. In a years time you'll look back and be glad you did. In an alternate universe you won't and it will make you miserable.
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by ftse 18y ago
You could make the same argument regarding typewriters and word processing software. I would think many more copies of word processing packages are in active use than was ever the case for typewriters. Word processing is several orders of m
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by ftse 18y ago
The flaw in his argument is he was dull following exciting. His proposal for swaying a customer is to present exciting following dull.
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by ftse 18y ago
This is interesting, if only a bit of fun... I would like to have seen an analysis of how quickly Mario decelerates when he is jumping up, as well as falling. Symmetry would dictate that g was the same in both cases although on the way up t
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Google StreetView in UK goes live (news.bbc.co.uk)
11 points by ftse 18y ago|9 comments
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by ftse 18y ago
You only need to read a few books on the history of spying to know GCHQ, NSA et al have repeatedly made major technological breakthroughs and kept them hushed up to exploit a new edge over their adversaries. You wouldn't expect them to say
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by ftse 18y ago
I've often wondered if websites that censor posts or allow users to bury comments that are 'off topic' shouldn't have a page where all can be seen. It would make interesting reading, and would partly counter accusations of censorship.
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by ftse 18y ago
That's interesting. However, presumably the consequences of censorship on the censored individual can be equally detrimental whether it is perpetrated by the state or an individual/corporate entity? For example, what happens if a company ma
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by ftse 18y ago
I'm not really making a point. I was hoping to open up the discussion on censorship in general - where do you draw the line between what is acceptable and unacceptable? Is all censorship bad? Where is the line between censorship as it is ob
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by ftse 18y ago
Parrots and Oil Painting... niche markets that couldn't be further from web 2.0. The majority of the population with high levels of disposable income, and the will to spend it (soccer moms, retirees, busy non-geek professionals etc) are not
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by ftse 18y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the source for HN censor links to certain websites?
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Ask HN: Has iPhone 3.0 Spotlight changed the way you use your phone?
3 points by ftse 18y ago|1 comments
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by ftse 18y ago
I've just used it for the first time running the 3.0 beta. I copied a URL from an email into Safari. It Just Works, as you would expect. It is very intuitive - I deliberatly tried prior to reading a detailed review or watching the video of